The Survivor is a 1969 novel by Australian author Thomas Keneally.[1]
 First edition | |
| Author | Thomas Keneally |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson, Australia |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 282 |
| ISBN | 0-207-95312-0 |
| OCLC | 79598 |
| 823 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.K336 Su PR9619.3.K46 |
| Preceded by | Three Cheers for the Paraclete |
| Followed by | A Dutiful Daughter |
Premise
editAlec Ramsey talks about a mission to Antarctica in the 1920s of which he was a survivor. He feels guilt over the death of the expedition leader, Leeming.
Ramsey had an affair with Leeming's wife and is torn with guilt over it.[2]
Background
editThe book was originally called On Ice.[3]
Keneally's research included travelling to Antarctica on a US Navy ship. It was also based on his experience of being a university lecturer in Armidale.[3]
The book was dedicated to W. H. Crook.
Reception
editThe Sydney Morning Herald called it "this rich, indigestible plumb of a book."[3]
The Canberra Times said "the book is immensely entertaining. It has a pleasantly intriguing story to tell, with plenty of suspense and much highly diverting academic comedy."[4]
Awards and nominations
editCaptain Cook Bicentenary Awards, Novel Section, 1970: joint winner with Barry Oakley's Let's Hear it for Predergast.[5][6]
Reviews
editReferences
edit- ^ "Austlit — The Survivor by Thomas Keneally". Austlit. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Books The traps Keneally does not survive", 105 volumes : illustrations (chiefly coloured), portraits (chiefly coloured) ; 30-40 cm., The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., vol. 91, no. 4678, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 8 November 1969 [1880], ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-1721915726, retrieved 3 June 2023 – via Trove
- ^ a b c Jones, Margaret (1 November 1969). "Out of the glacier". The Sydney Morning Herald Weekend Magazine. p. 17.
- ^ "Appointment in Antarctica". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 469. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 November 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Two novellists share prize". The Age. 27 October 1970. p. 2.
- ^ "'Unknown' hits the top". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12, 732. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 October 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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